Collar



IVI. M. WHL.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED AP Patented Oct, 3l, N22

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A.lllllir 1N VENTOR 1 GAF ifi. Si) i u amp comp? ses mem' b Woven s*member to band member thereby making the collar re'- ve'rsible.

By suitably crowding the'warps or other Wise in Weaving the material,the edge of the band member as indicated at 13 is rein-V forced orstrengthened to additional strength alon the line of greatest tensionand Wear. imilarly theedge section of theflap member is reinforced asafford the collar indicated at 14 to vcause the collar .to retain v-its-shape when in use.l l

reinforcedV section 13 \of the bandfmember Furthermore -the After thematerial is thus Woven the strips vare cut transversely by a suitabletool along the line indicated at 17 or otherwise to form each individualcollar.- The extremities 18 and 19 of the tubular flap section 11 arethen inturned and connected by suitable lines of stitching. 4 As clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2 there is a line of stitching 20 extending throughthese inturned end sections and also through the outer .sections of the'tubular Hap member and an additional line of stitch- .ing -indicated at21 which extends` only through the sections of the-tubular flap memberadjacent the extremities of the inturned ends of the fabric. Thisadditional line of stitches indicated at 21 thus acts as a base or-reinforcement for the ends of the inturned portions, and also preventsthe same from fraying or becoming unraveled. The ends of the band memberare preferably stitched as indicatedat 22 in any suitable manner toprevent' these edges from fraying or becoming unraveled. For example,this stitch ma be the Well known button hole stitch.

n the band member 10 there is a section indicated at 23 and 2.4 forreinforcing the same. This section is made in the same manner as thereinforced sections at the edges of the band member and the fiap member,and not only increases the strength of the band member but also acts inconjunc' tion with the reinforced section of the band provide a channelor groove for the scarf which may be Worn with the collar. The collar isalso provided with the usual and customary button holes indicated at 25and 26. A

Referring to Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the vform of the collar illustrated isthe same as that to b shown and described in the other form of theinvention, with the exception that the end portions of the band member10 instead of eing woven solid are Woven tubular as indicated at 27 and28 so that the entire end portions of bothmembers of the collar are of atubular Weave construction. ln this structure the strips of material arecut transversely into the collar sections andthe end edges of the fiapyportions thereof' turned in and stitched in the same manner as thathereinbefore describedfor finishing the end sections of the tubularilapmember 11. Moreover, in this form of the invention in orderto stiffenand strengthenv the tubular end sectionsof the. band member I may employinserts indicated at 29 made of any suitable material and placed betweenthe parts forming the tubular end sections of the band member 10. Theseinsert ,members 29 may be secured in position by the same lines ofstitching Which connect the inturned extremities of the tubular sectionsat the ends of the band member.

From the foregoing it Will belunderstood that the collar made inaccordance with this invention is Woven. to shape in one piece With theband section preferably Woven solid and the flap section Woventubular.and adapted to be folded over on either side of the band member to makethe collar reversible, and the parts of the collar are reinforced insuch a manner as to strengthen the same at theV-v 1. A collar comprisinga neck band member and a flap member, the said members being Woven inone piece, with a part of the fiap member Woven solid and provided in.the Weaving with a reinforced longitudinal edge, the flap member beingWoven tubular and stitched to form the ends of the flap member of thecollar.

2. A collar comprising a neck band member and a flap member, the'saidmembersv be-v ing woven in one piece with a part of the neck band memberwoven solid and the Hap member Woven tubular and provided in the weavingwith a reinforced longitudinal edge, the transverse ends of the saidflap member being inturned and stitched to form the ends of the iapmember of the collar. 3. A collarcomprising'a neck band member and aflap ing Woven in one piece, With apart of the flap member Woven solidand provided in the weaving with aireinfereed longitudinal poi'- tion todetermine the fold line, With the iiap member Woven ftubular with thetransverse edges thereofinturned and stitched to form the ends of theHap member of the collar.

4. A collar comprising a neck band member and a flap member, the saidmembers being Woven in one piece, with a part of the neck band memberWoven solid and the flap member Woven tubular,

10o with the transverse edges thereof inturned member, the said membersbewith reinforced sec- A along the longitudinal edges of the neck bandand flap members, With the transverse member inturned and smenecl toform the ends of the :Hap member of the eolar.

5. A collar comprising a band member and a Hap member, the said membersbeing woven in one piece, with e part of the band member being WovenSolid and provided in the weaving with a reinforced longitudinal edgeand reinforced section for determining the fold line, the said Hapmember being; Woven tubular and provided inthe weaving with a reinforcedlongitudinal edge, with the transverse edges thereof inturned andstitched to form the ends of the flap member of the collar.

Signed by me this 7th day of April, 1922.

MORTON M. WEIL.

